Satch, pictured at the front. Photo courtesy of White Rock Rowing.
White Rock Rowing is currently hosting English Olympic gold medalist Will Satch for a free clinic until August 29.
Satch, who won a gold medal in Rio de Janeiro for Great Britain in 2016, arrived for the clinic yesterday. His arrival is part of a two-week long free trial available to area middle and high schoolers, information on which can be found here.
The gold medalist is also a three-time world champion, according to a release. Until August 29, Satch “will be a featured staple of all workouts on land and practices on the water.”
“During the Olympics, it’s been wonderful to see people watch sports that they’ve never watched before in their life, like rowing. Now, the local rowing community is thinking, ‘How do we keep that momentum going?’ Let’s keep talking about rowing and inviting more and more people to try it. For adults, it’s one of the best cross-training workouts you could possibly do. For youth, it’s an excellent way to build lifelong friendships and open collegiate scholarship doors,” said Sue Ellen Chambers, board president of White Rock Boathouse, Inc. in a press release.
White Rock Rowing is an organization offering area youth and adult rowing programs at White Rock Lake. Part of the nonprofit White Rock Boathouse Inc, White Rock Rowing offers competitive high school teams, in addition to middle school and adult programs.
